Month: June 2018

President Donald Trump on Monday attacked a rural Virginia restaurant that refused to serve his press secretary over the weekend by criticizing its supposed lack of cleanliness. The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, with flying colors. State authorities found no violations when they visited the restaurant in February and gave the Red Hen their best possible health-risk rating. By contrast, the conditions of restaurants…

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• An official said there were five fatalities and two other people were injured. • The suspect reportedly mutilated his fingers to avoid identification, but authorities have identified him using facial recognition technology. SAUL LOEB via Getty Images Police respond to a shooting at the office building that houses the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday. The suspect has been identified in various media reports as Jarrod Ramos, 38, a resident of Laurel, Maryland. Court records show that Ramos has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder, and…

Introducing America’s new icon: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez!! In case you’ve tuned out politically, we’re here to tell you to wake the fuck back up and get involved! That’s what this 28-year-old Latina did, and she just ran/won her first ever campaign in New York’s 14th congressional district on Tuesday! Alexandria beat out 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley! Fight the political patriarchy, queen!

Jon Stewart returned to late night for a fiery monologue on 'The Late Show' directed at President Trump.Image: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jon Stewart has just delivered a walloping serve to Donald Trump. The former Daily Show host temporarily took over for Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on Thursday night, geared up to perform one hell of a monologue. SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Conan O’Brien team up to respond to Trump It’s been one heck of a back-and-forth between late night hosts and Trump, with the president…

Donald Trump cant define or pronounce the word Manichaean, but he knows it when he sees it. For Trump, there are two types of people; Donald Trump, and losers, and the one thing Donald Trump cant abide is a loser. Donald Trump images of crying children torn from their mothers. His seemingly magical ability to change the subject vanished, and the arsenal of his weapons of mass distraction were duds. Everyone in Washington noticed. One House member spoke to me on background Wednesday night and said, This mistake broke the…

CBC.ca Animal killer Kayla Bourque moves from New Westminster to SurreyCBC.caThe Ministry of Public Safety is notifying the public that a woman who has been convicted of killing animals is moving from New Westminster to Surrey. Kayla Bourque, 28, was convicted in November 2012 of causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to … Read more: www.cbc.ca

“I decided to take charge of my life and make a change,” she said. “After trying and failing to get a handle on my health numerous times, my weight had become a serious enough concern that I was considering weight loss surgery.” “In the first year, I shed more than 100 pounds without surgery and significantly changed my unhealthy habits. I am now health issue free and my life has changed for the better with the simple realization that what we want and what we do are completely in our…

Creator’s transparent burger robot doesn’t grind your brisket and chuck steak into a gourmet patty until you order it. That’s just one way this startup, formerly known as Momentum Machines, wants to serve the world’s freshest cheeseburger for just $6. On June 27th, after eight years in development, Creator unveils its first robot restaurant before opening to the public in September. We got a sneak peek…err…taste. When I ask how a startup launching one eatery at a time could become a $10 billion company, Creator co-founder and CEO Alex Vardakostas looks me…

Springfield Republican reporter resigns after tweet about Maryland newspaper gunman https://t.co/FpVj7abeqk — The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) June 30, 2018 Conor Berry, who wrote for the Republican, tweeted an image of a MAGA hat Thursday, and suggested that Ramos had left it behind at the Gazette office after allegedly killing five Gazette employees. Folks, My 21-year career as a “journalist,” a fancy term that makes my skin crawl, frankly, came to a screeching halt yesterday with one stupid, regrettable tweet. Can’t take it back; wish I could. My sincere apologies to…

Instagram is ready to compete head-on with YouTube. Today at a flashy event in San Francisco, the company announced it will begin allowing users to upload videos up to one hour in length, up from the previous one-minute limit. And to house the new longer-form videos from content creators and the general public, Instagram is launching IGTV. Accessible from a button inside the Instagram homescreen, as well as a standalone app, IGTV will spotlight popular videos from Instagram celebrities. The launch confirms TechCrunch’s scoops over the past month outlining the…

The largest family fortune on earth is run out of two floors of unmarked suites in Bentonville, Arkansas. The building is a discreet nerve center for the Walton family’s $152 billion hoard. There are plenty more overt signs of their success in the heart of the city. Walton’s former five-and-dime store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Photographer: Tom Metcalf/Bloomberg “Outside of monarchies, this is one of the greatest fortunes ever amassed,” said Andy Hart of Delegate Advisors, a multifamily office with locations in San Francisco and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “Monarchies and…

CBC.ca One dead, suspect injured after crashes in Brampton, EtobicokeCBC.caOne person is dead following a collision in Brampton overnight that is linked to a later crash in Etobicoke. Peel Regional Police were called to the intersection of Steeles Avenue West and McLaughlin Road South shortly after 1 a.m. Friday for a multi … Read more: www.cbc.ca

Everybody loves a good escaped animal story (and the race to give it a Twitter handle). Today’s comes in the form of a flamingo that has been on the run ever since its daring escape over a decade ago, that has been found living it up in Texas. It began back in 2005 when the opportunistic escapee – known as no. 492 thanks to the band on its leg – and an accomplice fled Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. They had been brought over from Tanzania in 2004, along with…